Middle Grade

Books for young minds navigating the bridge between childhood and adolescence, filled with everything from magical adventures and mythological quests to inspiring true stories and practical guides for growing up. These engaging reads speak directly to tweens and early teens, offering both enchanting escapes and real-world wisdom as they find their place in the world.

Middle Grade Book Summaries

Ms. Bixby's Last Day Summary

Ms. Bixby's Last Day

by John David Anderson 2016 300 pages

Realistic Fiction

The Secret of the Old Clock Summary

The Secret of the Old Clock

by Carolyn Keene 1930 210 pages

The Burning Bridge Summary

The Burning Bridge

by John Flanagan 2005 262 pages

George's Cosmic Treasure Hunt Summary

George's Cosmic Treasure Hunt

by Lucy Hawking 2009 320 pages

Revenge of the Witch Summary

Revenge of the Witch

by Joseph Delaney 2004 344 pages

Timelines from Black History Summary

Timelines from Black History

Leaders, Legends, Legacies

by D.K. Publishing 2021 96 pages

Bouncing Back Summary

by Scott Ostler 2019 304 pages

Realistic Fiction

Gathering Blue Summary

by Lois Lowry 2000 240 pages

The Icebound Land Summary

The Icebound Land

by John Flanagan 2005 266 pages

Oliver Twist Summary

by Marian Leighton 1989 240 pages

The Star Outside My Window Summary

The Star Outside My Window

by Onjali Q. Raúf 2019 306 pages

Shark Girl Summary

by Kelly Bingham 2007 288 pages

Realistic Fiction

The Ministry of Unladylike Activity Summary

The Ministry of Unladylike Activity

by Robin Stevens 2022 387 pages

Historical Fiction

Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies Summary

Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies

by J.K. Rowling 2016 71 pages

The Rogue Knight Summary

The Rogue Knight

by Brandon Mull 2014 480 pages

Scritch Scratch Summary

Scritch Scratch

by Lindsay Currie 2020 277 pages

Girls Who Rocked The World Summary

Girls Who Rocked The World

Heroines From Anne Frank to Natalie Portman

by Michelle Roehm McCann 2012 240 pages

A House of Tailors Summary

A House of Tailors

by Patricia Reilly Giff 2004 160 pages

Historical Fiction

Return to the Isle of the Lost Summary

Return to the Isle of the Lost

by Melissa de la Cruz 2016 309 pages

Prince Caspian Summary

by C.S. Lewis 1951 240 pages

The Whispering Skull Summary

The Whispering Skull

by Jonathan Stroud 2014 435 pages

The Battle for Skandia Summary

The Battle for Skandia

by John Flanagan 2006 294 pages

City of Orphans Summary

City of Orphans

by Avi 2012 368 pages

Historical Fiction

An Author's Odyssey Summary

An Author's Odyssey

by Chris Colfer 2016 448 pages

The Fire Eternal Summary

The Fire Eternal

by Chris d'Lacey 2007 352 pages

The Screaming Staircase Summary

The Screaming Staircase

by Jonathan Stroud 2013 440 pages

Among the Enemy Summary

Among the Enemy

by Margaret Peterson Haddix 2005 240 pages

Science Fiction

Fairest of All Summary

by Serena Valentino 2009 256 pages

Slathbog's Gold Summary

Slathbog's Gold

by M.L. Forman 2009 406 pages

The Language of Seabirds Summary

The Language of Seabirds

by Will Taylor 2022 256 pages

The Lake of Tears Summary

The Lake of Tears

by Emily Rodda 2000 144 pages

I Choose You Summary

by Tracey West 1999 87 pages

Moon Over Manifest Summary

Moon Over Manifest

by Clare Vanderpool 2010 368 pages

Historical Fiction

Shipwrecked! Summary

Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor

by Martin W. Sandler 2023 138 pages

How Do You Live? Summary

How Do You Live?

by Genzaburo Yoshino 1937 288 pages

Japanese Literature

The Taken Summary

by Inbali Iserles 2015 252 pages

The Witch of Blackbird Pond Summary

The Witch of Blackbird Pond

by Elizabeth George Speare 1958 256 pages

Historical Fiction

How to Be a Pirate Summary

How to Be a Pirate

by Cressida Cowell 2004 211 pages

Unhooking the Moon Summary

Unhooking the Moon

by Gregory Hughes 2010 374 pages

Shimmer Summary

by Alyson Noel 2011 196 pages

Stanley, Flat Again! Summary

Stanley, Flat Again!

by Jeff Brown 2003 86 pages

Cloudburst Summary

by Wilbur Smith 2020 320 pages

Inkheart Summary

by Cornelia Funke 2003 563 pages

Midnight Howl Summary

by Clare Hutton 2011 192 pages

Evil Spy School Summary

Evil Spy School

by Stuart Gibbs 2015 336 pages

Odin's Ravens Summary

by K.L. Armstrong 2014 342 pages

The Lifters Summary

by Dave Eggers 2018 352 pages

The Library of Ever Summary

The Library of Ever

by Zeno Alexander 2019 197 pages

Books About Books

Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess Summary

Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess

by Rachel Renée Russell 2012 288 pages

Realistic Fiction

by Raina Telgemeier 2019 144 pages

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